Contracts

Defense firms sound inflation alarm as Congress mulls 2023 budget

One trade association says Pentagon would lose $110 billion in buying power.

Companies

ManTech and Carlyle Group close $4.2B deal

ManTech is off the public markets after 20 years and the George Pedersen era closes its final chapter.

Companies

SES' federal arm wraps up leadership appointment round

SES Government Solutions completes one item on its integration to-do list.

Companies

Communication tech makers join forces via acquisition

The two companies involved want to further build up their product development postures as a single team.

Contracts

OMB: new acquisition rule coming for vendors to vouch for their software security

Agencies are also allowed to accept to-do lists from vendors who need to keep working up to a point where they can self-attest their compliance with NIST guidance.

Companies

Ultra hires General Dynamics vet as maritime leader

The two-decade GD veteran will lead a team of approximately 2,000 people at the U.K.-headquartered company.

Companies

Acquisition brings stable of defense contracts to SkyePoint

SkyePoint Decisions is bringing over a business unit being carved out by its former owner.

Companies

Citizant elevates insider to president

David Romola will focus on business integration and strategy execution.

Opinion

All the things I wish I knew when I started my business

A company founder shares the lessons learned from startup to established player and breaks them down into five key areas every entreprenuer should focus on.

Contracts

Protests hit CACI's $5.7B Air Force win

Every other company that bid on the enterprise IT services contract wants at least a second chance at it.

Companies

NIST, Google announce chip R&D partnership

The public-private sector collaboration will make industry standard chips available to smaller research entities to encourage semiconductor manufacturing.

Companies

Blue chip defense companies mark the week's venture activity

Boeing and L3Harris Technologies respectively put their names to investments in a pair of fundraising rounds for software startups.

Contracts

DOD's gameplan for some inflation relief

A new memo from the Pentagon's pricing chief gives contracting officers a framework on how to help companies deal with the higher costs of everything.

Opinion

Mental health is a workplace issue and fundamental to national security

Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics IT, explains why government leaders need to pay attention to the mental health of their employees and break the stigma too often attached to mental health issues.

Contracts

All remaining FirstSource protests dismissed

The door stays open for those companies to protest again if they are not chosen for the $10 billion Homeland Security Department IT product contract.

Contracts

Commerce names desired winners for $1.5B enterprise IT vehicle

The window is open those who believe one or more of these intended awardees are actually not small businesses.

Contracts

Verizon ends protest of $1.5B DISA telecom award

The Defense Information Systems Agency can now move ahead on the contract to manage telecommunications infrastructure for the Indo-Pacific Command.

Contracts

Space Force finalizes $272M data processing software contract

A Princeton, New Jersey-headquartered small business will work with the branch under this Other Transaction Authority pact.

Contracts

DOD needs to modernize its software architecture for next-gen warfare, report says

A paper published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies calls for the U.S. military to modernize legacy warfighting systems in order to prepare for future conflicts.

Contracts

FAA again extends deadline for $2.4B IT services contract

The Federal Aviation Administration is still working through 450 questions from companies interested in the multiple-award vehicle.